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May 4, 2013

Sizzling Cinco de Mayo: Cooking Class

Think eating healthy means that you’re doomed to brown rice, salad, and tofu for the rest of your life? Think again!

Want a fast, fun, delicious way to blast that stereotype out of the water, impressing friends and family?

This class will show you how delicious, easy, and fun it is to make healthy plant-based cuisine!

You’ll receive vegan (and some gluten-free*) recipes for

~~ Drinks: like Margaritas* and Banana Piña Mango Daiquiris*

~~ Main Dishes: such as Fajitas (with ideas for different fillings*)

~~ Side Dishes: for example, Fiesta Slaw*, Homemade Salsa*, Tofu Sour Cream*, and Cashew Cheese*

~~ Dessert: Mexican Chocolate Cake

Leslie will demo many of recipes for you to taste and enjoy.

Cost: $55 by May 2nd, and $65 after May 2nd

Space is limited!

Conditions: 24-hour cancellation notice needed for refunds. Admin/PayPal fees will be deducted for refunds. No refunds for no-shows, and this purchase is not transferable.

Start:	May 4, 2013 4:00 pm
End:	May 4, 2013 6:30 pm
Venue:	CookSpace
Address:	1050 ALA MOANA BLVD, Honolulu, HI, 96814, United States
Cost:	$55 by May 2nd, $65 after May 2nd

April 22, 2013

Happy Earth Day

Do something to celebrate Mother Earth not just today, but every day!

Date:

April 22, 2013

March 25, 2013

Vegan Mexican Pop-Up Dinner

Vegan Mexican Pop-Up Dinner by Chef Leslie Ashburn

3 seating times: 6:00 pm, 7:00 pm, and 8:00 pm

March 25th, in celebration of Meatless Mondays

Menu:

Black Bean Soup $4.50

Pinto Bean Burrito with Mole Sauce $28 (pinto beans, brown rice, vegetables, cashew “cheese”, salsa, & Xoconusco Mole Sauce (with chocolate sourced from Madre Chocolate in Kailua). Served with MA’O Organic Farms Sassy Salad Mix

Nat & Dave said, “We source the cacao from a co-op of traditional farmers in Xoconusco, Chiapas, MX. The intense, complex flavor of the Xoconusco cacao is ideal for moles.”

Flan & Kukicha Tea $5.50

Gluten-Free Wrap also available for an additional fee

Start:	March 25, 2013 6:00 pm
End:	March 25, 2013 9:00 pm
Venue:	Taste
Address:	667 Auahi St, Honolulu, HI, 96813, United States
Cost:	See Eventbrite

March 17, 2013

Go Green Cuisine: A Cooking Class

In this class, you’ll learn how to prepare a variety of GREEN foods

that cultivate a healthy GREEN lifestyle!

100% plant based & gluten free menu includes:

Fresh Green Juice
Curried Kale with Coconut
Lentil Stew with Greens
Pumpkin Seed Pesto

In addition to the cooking demo, we’ll be talking about aspects of a “green lifestyle”.

Location: The state of the art, *NEW* Cookspace Hawaii in the Ward Warehouse

Cost: $45 by 3/14; Goes up to $55 after the 14th
Conditions: 24-hour cancellation notice needed for refunds. Admin/PayPal fees will be deducted for refunds. No refunds for no-shows, and this purchase is not transferable.

Start:	March 17, 2013 4:00 pm
End:	March 17, 2013 6:30 pm
Venue:	Cookspace Hawaii

February 25, 2013

Vegan Ramen: Pop-Up dinner

Pop-up dinner on 2/25 at Taste in Kaka’ako featuring VEGAN RAMEN with veggies from MA’O Organic Farms

MISO BASE
Spicy Miso Ramen (red chili oil, eggplant, tempeh, kale, green onion)
Mellow Miso Ramen (miso, corn, green onion, bean sprouts, Napa cabbage)

$18.95 each; $2.00 extra for gluten free noodles

TAMARI BASE
Hot & Spicy (red chili oil, shiitake mushrooms, kale, green onions)
Shojin (tofu, shiitake mushrooms, kale, green onions, wakame)
Kimchee (kimchee, carrots, bean sprouts, ginger, green onions)

$18.95 each; $2.00 extra for gluten free noodles

SIDE Edamame Corn Salad $7

Extra toppings: variety, available upon request at the dinner for an additional fee

Seating is limited, so I am offering 2 dinner seating times: 6:00 pm or 7:30 pm

Reservations & Payment: Pre-sales are closed.

There are just a few seats left for the 7:30 seating. Must show up and pay on site (but cannot guarantee a meal or meal option if people come before you). Thanks!

Note:
Cancellations w/in 24 hours can be refunded minus PayPal fees
Payment is non-transferable to other services
No refunds for no shows

Start:	February 25, 2013 6:00 pm
End:	February 25, 2013 9:00 pm
Venue:	Taste
Address:	667 Auahi St., Honolulu, HI, 96813, United States
Cost:	$18.95

February 10, 2013

Hot Dish: Recipes For Being Babelicious

Would you like to experience:

more energy?
more joy?
greater happiness, playfulness, and laughter?
better moods?
increased vitality (including sexual)?
comments about your sudden youthfulness?
an improvement in mental clarity?

The foods you eat contribute to your overall magnetism, or in other words, babeliciousness, including your inner and outer vitality, such as the way you feel about yourself, as well as the way your body smells, and your degree or quality of attraction.

This class is inspired by it being February and Valentine’s Day being around the corner. The most important thing when it comes to love is to

……love yourself passionately…… first.

In this class, you will:

honor, pamper, and cultivate your vital and luscious inner goddess
laugh and have fun
enjoy time with strong, powerful, empowered women (and men too) such as yourself
watch how to make delicious recipes that make you positively glow
taste gourmet recipes that are surprisingly fast and easy to make
take home the recipes
discover which foods create a smooth flow of energy through the body and contribute to optimal health and vitality.
learn about which foods create a healthy sexual appetite, and which foods will decrease them
be surprised how certain so-called “healthy diets” still put us out of balance when it comes to the bedroom

Babelicious Recipes:

Sweet Potato Chipotle Bisque with Pineapple Macadamia Nut Salsa
Quinoa
Greens with Pumpkin Seed Dressing
Kinpira (Sautéed Carrot and Burdock Strengthener)
Nipples of Venus

Door Prizes and Giveaways from other entrepreneurs!

Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement lessons that will focus
on the functional movements that contribute to better sex. Vivian Best
Tickets to the LUX at the Trump *Pink Valentine’s* event.
Gift basket from Sensually Yours
Fit for a Goddess demonstration and discount coupons for their Introductory classes
$100 coupon from Rita Coury Photography toward a “Boudoir Session” and “Sexy Lottery Tickets”
One free class in the “classy but sassy art of tease” from Cherry Blossom Cabaret

TESTIMONIAL: “In all seriousness it’s Leslie’s knowledge of specific foods, properties, corresponding seasons and how they affect the body that makes this event so informative. She studied under masters in Japan. In past classes I’ve learned what foods to eat or avoid when dealing with problems such as depression, lack of focus or creative blocks. When I was married we learned millet would increase sex drive and I experimented on my husband’s dinner; it totally worked! Don’t miss this educational opportunity to improve your love life!” Shonna Hammon

Vitality is the beaming force that gives energy and vigor to life!!

Date: February 10th, 2013

Time: 4:00 to 7:00 pm

Location: Private Aina Haina home – details provided after payment

Cost: $45 until February 7th. $50 after February 7th.

Registration:
cancellations w/in 24 hours can be refunded minus PayPal fees
payment is not-transferable to other services
no refunds for no-shows

Start:	February 10, 2013 4:00 pm
End:	February 10, 2013 7:00 pm
Venue:	Private home in Aina Haina

February 1, 2013

Sushi Party & Class

Note:
Cancellations w/in 24 hours can be refunded minus PayPal fees
Payment is non-transferable to other services

Start:	February 1, 2013 5:30 pm
End:	February 1, 2013 8:30 pm
Venue:	private location, provided with payment
Cost:	50

January 24, 2013

Delicious Detox Delights – A Pop Up Dinner

People ask Leslie all the time when she’s going to open her own gourmet vegan macrobiotic restaurant! Perhaps this could be the start? At the very least, she’s serving a meal at Taste that will rock your taste buds, health, and happiness with the ultimate in flavor and nutrition, especially after the holiday season of indulgence. Come experience one night of Extraordinary Food for Extraordinary Living!

DINNER MENU:
Beet Borscht with Tofu Dill Sour Cream
Quinoa Pilaf
Local Organic Greens

DETAILS:
Indoor and outdoor dining available, or take-out
Prepayment requested by 1/22 to ensure your lovingly prepared meal
Cancellations within 24 hours can be refunded, minus PayPal fees
Payment is not-transferable to other service

Start:	January 24, 2013 6:00 pm
End:	January 24, 2013 8:00 pm
Venue:	Taste
Address:	667 Auahi St., Honolulu, HI, United States
Cost:	30

January 1, 2013

Happy New Year (Recipes & Photos)

I’ve put together a set of recipes that I’ve never shared before, until now, that highlight some of the deliciousness I learned during my macrobiotic studies in Japan. Some of the dishes are pictured here. I explain what the symbolism is for certain ingredients as well as recipes. The dishes eaten during the first few days of the New Year are intended to bring more abundance, happiness, longevity, and health into your life.

All of these recipes are vegan and macrobiotic using the best quality organic and hand made ingredients. There is no sugar contained in the recipes, only natural macrobiotic quality sweeteners.

All of these recipes are vegan and macrobiotic using the best quality organic and hand made ingredients.

Boiled Vegetable Salad with Dressing

Chirashizushi (Beautiful Decorated Sushi Rice)

Datemaki (Tofu and Millet Rolls)

Kombumaki (Kombu Rolls)

Kuromame (Black Soy Beans)

Makizushi (Sushi Rolls)

Namasu salad (Raw Vegetables with Vinegar Dressing)

Nishime (Simmered Root Vegetables)

Oden (Daikon Stew)

Omelet (Tofu, Vegetables, and Hijiki)

Sekihan (Red Beans Rice)

Shofuyaki

Yakisoba (Stir-fried Vegetables and Soba Noodles)

Dessert: Cranberry Kanten

Dessert: Kurikinton (Chestnut and Sweet Potato Twists)

Yum!

Once you pay, you will receive an automatic download.

COST $9.97

Date:

January 1, 2013